Nathan Sykes of The Wanted’s favourite song of 2012 is…

Thinking 'bout what Nathan Sykes was listening to this year? The Wanted singer shares his answer. Listen to it, and read 5 fast facts about his fave.

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Nathan Sykes had to sing a few bars of his favourite song of 2012 before he could think of the title. (Lucky us.) But after a few moments of entertaining Canada.com, the name eventually came to The Wanted singer. The best track of the year, according to Sykes, is Frank Ocean’s Thinking ‘Bout You.

Watch the video below, but first, here are 5 fast facts about Sykes’ favourite song of 2012:

1. Though it was released as a single off Ocean's 2012 debut, ChannelOrange, Thinking ‘Bout You first surfaced in 2011, when the R&B singer posted a version of the track to his tumblr blog. He later took it down, but the effect had been felt.

2. The song was first recorded by Roc Nation R&B singer Bridget Kelly, who approached Ocean about writing for her debut album in early 2011. Her version of the ballad was retitled Thinking About Forever after Ocean's recording outpaced hers in notoriety.

3. On the song, Ocean agonizes over an unrequited love, who's identified as male in the lyrics. Some listeners attribute this detail to the song's origins, and how it was written for another recording artist, Bridget Kelly. But the song took on a more personal meaning when Ocean published a now famous blog post in July, a diary entry about his first love, a young man he met at 19 years old.

4. Frank Ocean is going into the Grammy Awards next February with 6 nominations, making him one of the lead contenders. Thinking ‘Bout You is up for Record of the Year honours, and Ocean will also compete for Best New Artist and Album of the Year. His reaction to the news was this.

5. Ocean has performed the song on Saturday Night Live and the VMAs among other TV appearances. He also sang it at the American Music Awards -- where The Wanted also played. (While trying to recall the track's name, Sykes remembered that he'd heard the tune at that particular awards show.)Watch Thinking 'Bout You by Frank Ocean, Nathan Sykes of The Wanted's favourite song of 2012:

Check back to canada.com in the days ahead as we roll out Best Music of 2012 picks from more of your favourite pop stars including the members of The Wanted.

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